The University of Portsmouth is a leading modern university with a strong reputation for teaching and student satisfaction with notable research strengths.
Many of our academics are international experts in their fields and our students can learn from specialists who are pushing forward the boundaries of knowledge. 3,000 plus staff support our 19,000 students, including 3,000 from over 100 countries.
The University is active in research and knowledge transfer across the spectrum of its activities. Areas of international excellence include the Institute of Biomedical and Biomolecular Sciences, the Centre for European and International Studies Research and the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation.
In the 2008 National Students Survey our students rated us first out of all modern universities (88%), and highest of all south coast institutions for overall satisfaction.
The University has excellent links with industry and a strong record of student employability. We have a clear focus on Enterprise, and our Centre for Enterprise, established in 2000, aims to inspire Portsmouth students to learn and succeed in entrepreneurship, offering free training and mentoring to both graduates and current students. Arts and Humanities are further areas of strength; our newly established Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries meets the need for talented graduates of the fast-growing creative and cultural sector of the regional and national economy.
University of Portsmouth Trust representative
Mike Coeshott
Following a career in secondary school teaching, I joined the university in the early 1990s to work on the teacher training in Modern Languages course. I have also worked on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, most recently contributing to teaching on Inclusion and Diversity in Education. I became Head of the School of Education and Continuing Studies in 1999-2000. My responsibilities in this role include budgets, staffing, curriculum policy and quality enhancement. I am also currently chairing a university-wide task group considering Ethnicity, Gender and Degree Attainment.